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Suchaneklivesalone.Herhus- banddiedabouttwoyearsago. chinainadepartmentstore.Her ingpenniestostayretired.Her childrenwantherconnectedin caseofanemergency.Shesaid, pectofbeingconnectedwithoutit PhonesforLifecontactedJim askedhimtohelpthegroupget startedinSt.Louisbecausethe cityhadasizableelderlypopula- tion.Hesaidhewasinterestedbe- oldpeoplediedbecausethey werehurtandcutoffwithnoabil- Shrewsburysaidthatnocity moneywasinvolvedinthechari- ty. Dr.DeeL’Archeveque,an theprogramsevenyearsago.A womaninher70scameintothe emergencyroom.Shehadfallen andbrokenherhip.Shelived alone.Shelayonthefloorfor threedaysbeforeaneighbor foundher.Sheendedupinthein- tensivecareunit. cellphonesandgavethemtothe tances.Sincethen,PhonesforLife telephones.Someofthemarepro- grammedtocall911atthetouch ofabutton.Thatisalltheycan do.All911callsarefree.People confusedbythetechnologyor shortonmoneypreferthem.Oth- erphonescanbeprogrammed withseveralemergencynumbers andcomewith100freeminutes. Foranyminutespastthefirst100, 100minutes.Thoseminutescan beboughtonlythroughPhones forLife.

PhonesforLifehasotherpro- inintroducingtothearea.Her groupisworkingtosetupdropoff pointsinSt.LouisCounty. Schoolscanraisemoneycollect- ingthephones.Businessescanar- rangetobedropoffpoints. PhonesforLife PhonesforLifePhonesforLife Wheretoapply identoftheSt.LouisBoardofAl- Applicationsandinformationabout Ittakesaboutthreeweekstogeta phone. TODAY AARP: St.LouisHillsAARPChapter 2450willhaveWilmaSchmitz CleanQuinetteCemetery: Home YouthinActionaresponsoringa cleanupdayatQuinetteCemetery. Volunteersareaskedtohelpbe- tween8a.m.and2p.m.todayat wood.314-605-5843.

SistersinCrime: TheGreaterSt. LouisChapterofSistersinCrimeis aninternationalorganization promotingalltypesofwritinginthe mystery-suspensegenreforreaders ofallages.Writersandfansare welcomeatthemeetings.Theguest forthenextmeetingisFrancis LouisUniversitySchoolofLawand theauthorofsixmysterynovels, twoofwhichhavewonEdgar awardsfromtheMysteryWritersof America.Eventisfrom6:45-9p.m. todayatSt.LouisCountyLibrary berghBoulevard.Meetingsarefree. /stlsinc.com. Taxprep: StudentsfromtheCol- legeofBusinessAdministrationat theUniversityofMissouriatSt.

Louisareofferingtaxpreparation servicestolow-incometaxpayers andtheelderly.Theservicewillbe heldatlibrariesthroughSaturday aspartoftheVolunteerIncomeTax Assistanceprogram.Timesvary. Willbeginat9a.m.today,Friday andSaturdayattheUniversityof MissouriatSt.Louis,1University Boulevard.314-516-5626,hattonj- THURSDAY Pattonvilletrivia: PattonvilleHigh Schoolwillhaveatrivianightto raisemoneytosupportgraduating seniorswithahealthywaytocele- bratetheirgraduationafterthe commencementceremony.Prizes, providedforthetrivianight.Trivia willbeginat6p.m.Thursdayat students.314-213-8051. Luncheonsocial: St.AlexiusHospi- talAuxiliarywillhaveitsregular monthlyluncheonsocial.Noreser- vationsneeded.Justcomeanden- joy.Doorswillopenat10a.m.,and theluncheonwillbeatnoonThurs- dayatSt.AlexiusHospital,3933 314-865-7027. cussAmericanpovertyandthe workingpooraspartoftheone-se- LouisCommunityCollegeatFloris- CampusLibrary.Free. 314-513-4484.

FRIDAY Rusesabaginatospeak: PaulRu- signingwillfollow.7p.m.Fridayat St.LouisCountyLibraryHeadquar- vard.Free.Doorsopenat6p.m. 314-994-3300. Fishfry: St.RosePhilippineDuch- esneSchoolwillhaveafishfry4-7 p.m.Fridayattheschoolat3500 St.CatherineStreet,Florissant.$7, twosideitems.314-837-3410. LegionPost11fishfry: Afishfry willbeheldatAmericanLegion Post11inShrewsbury.Dinnersand sandwicheswillbeserved.Hotdogs andhamburgerswillbeavailable. Fishfrywillbe11a.m.-7p.m.Friday Lentenfishdinner: St.Johnthe TheologianSerbianOrthodox ChurchwillhaveafishdinnerFri- dayandwillserveMediterranean ethnicpastries.Servingwillrun theTheologianSerbianOrthodox dale.314-962-2412.

Senditemsatleasttwoweeksbefore publicationdateto: JoanWhiteheadorKimTaylor St.LouisPost-Dispatch 900NorthTuckerBoulevard St.Louis,Mo.63101. E-mail: ByJanetMcNichols SPECIALTOTHEPOST-DISPATCH cialssaytheyneedmoremoney fortheirdepartmentsandaretak- ingtheircasedirectlytoresidents. Atameetinglastweekendat officialstoldresidentsthatKirk- deeplyaffectedtheirdepartments. MayorMikeSwobodasaysvoters maybeaskedtodecideonapro- posalforasalestaxincreaseei- therthisyearornextyear. PoliceChiefJackPlummertold residentsthatbudgetreductions hadeliminatedsalaryincreases forpoliceofficers.Plummersaid fourcommissionedpoliceposi- tionshadbeencutandtheDARE anti-drugschoolprogramhad beeneliminated.

Plummersaidhisofficerswere leavingforjobsinotherareas. woodPoliceDepartmentwillbe merelyatraininggroundforother said. FireChiefLarryBiermantold residentsthatreductionshadbeen madeinhisdepartmentinboth personnelandequipment. menthastorelyonmutualaid Biermansaid. Hesaidthedepartmentisput- tingoutfewerfiresandrespond- ingmoretomedicalemergencies ambulance.Hesaidthatoftenthe KirkwoodFireDepartmenthadto relyonDesPeresandWebster Groves.BiermansaidtheKirk- woodFireDepartmentreceived ofthemwereforemergencymed- icalservice.Healsosaidthatbe- causeoflowersalariesinKirk- wereleavingforhighersalariesin otherfiredistricts.

DIGEST ST.LOUISCOUNTY ST.LOUISCOUNTYST.LOUISCOUNTY Streetrepairsplanned inBarringtonDowns Countyhighwayofficialsplanto repairabout2 1 2 milesofstreets andrelatedsidewalksinBarring- St.LouisCounty.Unexpectedly streetrepairprogrammadethe actingdirectorofhighwaysand aletter. TheaddedworkinBarrington Earlssaid.Therepairworkwasin EarlslastFridayaskedthe counciltoapproveachangeorder ConcreteConstructionofSt. Louistopayforthework. RITENOURSCHOOLS RITENOURSCHOOLSRITENOURSCHOOLS Districtconsidersnew early-childhoodfacility OfficialsoftheRitenourSchool Districtsaytheywouldneedaddi- hoodprogram. Thecentercurrentlyisinthe oldSt.WilliamSchoolat9330 StansberryAvenue.Thesitefora newcenterwouldbeatWoodson theoldSt.John’sBankstood.The newsiteisimmediatelynorthof thetwobuildingswouldshare parkinglots.

areenrolledintheprogram. lyimportantforthefamiliesofRi- EarlyChildhoodCenterwillcon- tinuetodistinguishtheRitenour SchoolDistrictfromsurrounding districtsanddemonstratethedis- Shenotedthatthenewcenter alsowouldallowexpansionof servicesbeyondthe900families currentlyinvolvedintheParents ELLISVILLE ELLISVILLEELLISVILLE Lowbidcomesin forOldStateproject J.M.MarschuetzConstructionCo. ofEurekawasthelowestoffive biddersforaSt.LouisCounty contracttowidenOldStateRoad tofivelanesfrom300feetsouth ofPiersideLanetoManchester RoadinEllisville. million. Workontheprojectcouldbe- gininJulyandshouldbecom- pletebyDecemberofnextyear, CountyCouncilinaletter.OnFri- awardthecontracttoMarschuetz.

ST.LOUISCOUNTY ST.LOUISCOUNTYST.LOUISCOUNTY DooleyseeksOKfor votingsystemcontract CountyExecutiveCharlieA.Doo- leylastFridayaskedtheCounty contracttobuyanewvotingsys- tem.Thecountyelectionboard wouldbuytheequipmentfrom ElectionSystemsandSoftware Inc.Afederalgrantwillpayforit. Thecountyplanstouseahy- bridsystemofopticalscanned ballotsandmachinesthataresim- chines.TheelectionApril4was punchcardvotingsystem. ELLISVILLE ELLISVILLEELLISVILLE Someareasmaybe rezonedforhousing Ellisvillewillconsiderallowing housinginsomeareaszoned commercialorlightindustrial. trictsandlightindustrialdistricts aremostappropriatetoallowsin- gle-familyorduplexesormulti- solutiontoallowanothersingle- familydevelopmentnexttoresi- Thecouncilwillvoteon amendmentstothezoningcode onApril19. BERKELEY BERKELEYBERKELEY Citywillcomplywith telephonetaxlaw TheCityCouncilhasagreedto bringBerkeleyintocompliance withanewstatelawthatchanges howcitiesreceivemoneyfrom taxesontelephoneservice.

CitymanagerJosephKingsaid thenewlawwouldhurtcitiesbe- causethetaxrevenuewouldgo directlytothestateforredistribu- cities.Hesaidthestatealsowould chargea1percentfeefordistrib- utingthemoney. Missourimunicipalitieshave filedalawsuitagainstthenew tax-collectionsystem. DELLWOOD DELLWOODDELLWOOD Verizonseekspermit tobuildtelephonetower VerizonWirelesshasaskedfora permittoerectatelephonetower inDellwoodParkat10179West FlorissantAvenue. Verizonsaysitscustomers havebeencomplainingabout gapsincoverageforcellulartele- phonesandthecompanywantsto correcttheproblem. TheBoardofAldermenhas askedCityAdministratorTom Zaktowriteacontractforthe tower.Theboardwillvotelater ontheterms.

concernedaboutthepossibilityof lightningthatwouldstrikethe tower.DougDolan,representing lightningrodatthetopandis connectedtoaburiedgrounding ringandthatwilldrawthreats andIheardnothingthatwould determefromvotingforwhat DESPERES DESPERESDESPERES Citywilldistribute TheDesPeresBoardofAlder- menhasapprovedadistribution tax-increment-financingmoney fromWestCountyCenter. Revenuefromtheshopping centerwillallowanadditional utedtoareaschools.Ofthat, SpecialSchoolDistrict. Thesurplusdistributionbrings thetotalamountofTIFfundsdis- tributedtoothertaxingjurisdic- ovatedshoppingcenterreopened inthefallof2002.Inaddition, DesPereshasbeenabletoretire early..